Davie, FL Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

Unlike its detailed dog rules, the Town of Davie does not have a cat-specific leash or at-large ordinance. Chapter 4's leash and running-at-large provisions (Article IV) apply to dogs, and the livestock article applies to large animals - neither extends a confinement mandate to domestic cats. This mirrors Florida law generally: there is no statewide cat leash law, and in Broward County cats are considered free-roaming animals, so there is no county leash requirement for them either. A property owner does retain the right to humanely trap nuisance cats found on their own property. Cats are not exempt from public-health rules, however. Section 828.30, Florida Statutes requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets four months of age or older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian, and Broward County requires annual rabies vaccination (or every three years if a three-year vaccine is given) and registration. The Town's general animal-care and cruelty standards (Secs. 4-65.2, 4-65.3 by analogy and Chapter 828, F.S.) protect cats from neglect and abuse, and the anti-hoarding provision applies to cats as well as other animals. Owners concerned about feral or community cats in Davie should contact Broward County Animal Care, which administers animal services and any trap-neuter-return programs in the county. Because Davie imposes no leash or confinement rule on cats, this topic is governed primarily by county practice and state rabies/cruelty law rather than a town ordinance.